Welcome to AFE Twin Cities Chapter 13

The Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) is the premier organization for facilities engineers and operations professionals. We provide our members with the resources they need to achieve career success by uniting a large community of like-minded professionals who desire to learn and share the most efficient methods for operating and maintaining complex building and facility systems. And we help our members grow professionally through nationally accredited certification programs, local & national networking, continuing education events, primary and secondary level student activities & scholarship programs, and other resources for career advancement. Twin Cities Chapter 13 represents Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Western Wisconsin. Click here to learn more about the benefits of Membership. Click here to Join!

Minnesota State Capitol Tour

Please join your fellow AFE members and members of the Facility Engineering Community for an inside look at the completely restored Minnesota State Capitol Building. Attendees will be taken on a guided tour by members of the Minnesota Historical Society and Plant Management Staff with project narration. A detailed presentation will be given by the General Contractor, Architect, and the Capitol Complex Project manager and will focus on the unique challenges encountered with restoration of a 112 year old building. Attendee check-in for this remarkable event will occur at the Minnesota Senate Building, 95 W. University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55155 room #1200 which is located across the street from the Capitol Building. There is public parking available in Lot C located on Sherburne Ave between Rice St and Park St. And the Capitol/Rice Street Station is well positioned for those who would like to take the Light Rail system. Click here for a map of the Public Parking lots/ramps in the Capitol Building area.

The full tour and presentation are scheduled to conclude at around 12:00pm. Lunch is on your own, however folks are gathering at the Transportation Building located at 395 John Ireland Blvd, St Paul, MN 55155.

Thank you to Fred King with INSPEC and the Minnesota Chief Engineers Guild for arranging this wonderful facility event.

AFE Vendor Fair & Awards BanquetThe 18th Vendor Fair & Awards Banquet at Jax Cafe’ wraps up our 2017 programs for AFE Twin Cities Chapter 13. This gala event features some really creative and educational table-top exhibits by our amazing Vendor Members. We will also recognize both member categories for their significant contributions in 2017, and help ring in the 2018 Executive Board Members! Please mark your calendars for November 13, 2017 for this memorable event. Complete details and Exhibitor/Member registration will be available next week on our website. We hope you can join us!

2017 Online Vendor Member Directory

We are very excited to announce that AFE Twin Cities Chapter 13 is transitioning to a web based Vendor Member Directory. The new directory replaces our 100 page paper based directory, which had been published for about 60 years. It was a good tool for listing Twin Cities Chapter 13 Vendor Members and Chapter 13 organizational information. However it was difficult to take with you and time consuming to look up Facility Suppliers. The new Vendor Member Directory will provide an excellent resource to quickly find Facility Suppliers that support AFE Twin Cities Chapter 13. Vendor Member listings will include a complete list of capabilities, contact information, photos, videos, and social media links. Additionally, Vendor Members can track browse and click information to better understand visitor effectiveness. The new site also manages payment and renewals automatically which reduces administrative labor and expense. Please look for an email from AFE Twin Cities Chapter 13 that invites you to list your organization. The email will contain a link that directs you to the new site where you can verify/update organization contact and capability information. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact Joe Ryan at 651-247-9288 or contact@afetwincities.org.